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Brewer's: Abstract Numbers

are numbers considered abstractly—1, 2, 3; but if we say 1 year, 2 feet, 3 men, etc., the numbers are no longer abstract, but concrete. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…

Brewer's: An Abundant Number

A number such that the sum of all its divisors (except itself) is greater than the number itself. Thus 12 is an abundant number, because its divisors, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 = 16, which is greater…

Back to School by the Numbers

From the U.S. Census Bureau Related Links School Enrollment and Educational Attainment Elementary and High School Education Higher Education     Back-to-School Shopping $8.…

African Americans by the Numbers

From the U.S. Census Bureau Find information on African-American populations, veterans, business-owners, incomes, home-owners, and more, in honor of Black History Month. Source: U.S. Census Bureau…

Social Security Numbers

The Question: What do social security numbers mean? What do the numbers tell you about someone? The Answer: A social security number has three…

Numbering of the Ten Commandments

The Question: Is it true that Catholics, Protestants, and Jews all have different versions of the Ten Commandments? The Answer: Putting aside…

Prime Numbers Quiz

Prime numbers are important in mathematics and have various applications in fields like cryptography, computer science, and more. In this quiz, you will be tested on your knowledge of prime numbers…

St. Patrick's Day by the Numbers

Find fun facts about a holiday that now celebrates all things Irish. Related Links St. Patrick's Day: More Dallas than Dublin Ancestry of U.S. Population by Rank Countries of Birth…

Amy Lowell: Number 3 on the Docket

Number 3 on the DocketThe lawyer, are you? Well! I ain't got nothin' to say. Nothin'! I told the perlice I hadn't nothin'. They know'd real well 'twas me. Ther warn't no supposin', Ketchin'…